Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Update and Board Preparation Paperback - 2003 - 2nd Edition
by Theodore Stern; John Herman
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
The best board preparation and review from the premier center of psychiatry education, research, and treatment. A concise and accessible book for course review and board certification and recertification. Features a bulleted approach to all techniques for diagnosis and treatment and board-style questions with detailed answers.
Description
Details
- Title Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Update and Board Preparation
- Author Theodore Stern; John Herman
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 2nd
- Edition 2
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 704
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, Blacklick, Ohio, U.S.A.
- Date 2003
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Annotated, Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0071410007I3N00
- ISBN 9780071410007 / 0071410007
- Weight 3.57 lbs (1.62 kg)
- Dimensions 10.96 x 8.53 x 1.51 in (27.84 x 21.67 x 3.84 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: New England
- Geographic Orientation: Massachusetts
- Library of Congress subjects Psychiatry, Mental Disorders - therapy
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003051023
- Dewey Decimal Code 616.890
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From the rear cover
Designed as a study aid for board certification and recertification exams, licensing or in-service exams, CME, or as a clinical refresher, Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Update and Board Preparation combines review material with a Q&A format--and gives you the latest information in the field, using the most recent DSM-IV terminology.
Over 500 board-style questions with annotated answers.
With in-depth coverage that ranges from neuroanatomy and psychopathology to therapeutics, to group therapy and imaging, the book is designed to meet the curriculum requirements of the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology. It considers the full spectrum of both psychiatric and neurological disorders, including:
* Neuromuscular Disease
* Seizures
* Stroke and TIA
* Dementia
* Sleep Disorders
* Mental Retardation
* Eating Disorders
* Disturbances of Mood and Anxiety
* Behavioral Disturbances
* Neuropsychiatric Disturbances
* And many others
This unique skill- and knowledge-building tool also gives you a thorough look at topics of special interest, such as medicolegal issues in medical practice, the violent patient, HIV disease, psychosexual disorders, suicide, substance use and abuse, mood/mental disorders and the reproductive cycle, child and geriatric psychiatry, and end-of-life care. What's more, it also provides step-by-step guidelines for theadministration of psychopharmacologic drugs and the management of their reactions.
NEW IN THIS EDITION
* Additional coverage of the pediatric and adolescent patient
* Additional self-test questions for certification and recertification
* New psychopharmacological advances in every chapter
